[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS: Report on Jefferson Proving Ground (IN) meeting

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

BOMBS AWAY
Army wants to halt uranium testing at JPG

by Elliot Tompkin
Madison Courier (IN)
December 4, 2014

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission hosted a meeting in Madison on  
Wednesday to get public input on the Army's request to give up  
responsibility for monitoring depleted uranium at the former  
Jefferson Proving Ground.

The discussion was anything but explosive. During a question and  
answer session following a lengthy - and technical - presentation,  
area residents asked about the monitoring of the area if the Army's  
request to discontinue its oversight is approved.

Several speakers cited the area's recreational value, including the  
Big Oaks Wildlife Refuge and Krueger Lake.

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For the entire article, see
http://madisoncourier.com/main.asp? 
SectionID=178&SubSectionID=961&ArticleID=87265&TM=59711.27

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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